La’Tuin

The La’Tuin, a poetic form created by Laura Lamarca, consists of 4-line stanzas with an 'abca, abca' rhyme scheme that is consistent throughout each stanza. Stanzas 2, 3 etc. must all follow the same rhyme sounds as the first stanza. With the first stanza being repeated again at the end of the piece. It contains a minimum of 4 stanzas, with no maximum length limit.

A strict syllable count of 9/8/9/8 is required per stanza.

In-Depth Explanation of rhyme:

Lines 1, 4, 5, 8, 9, 12, 13, 16 etc., all rhyme - this is the 'A' rhyme.
Lines 2, 6, 10, 14 etc, all rhyme - this is the 'B' rhyme.
Lines 3, 7, 11, 15 etc, all rhyme - this is the 'C' rhyme.
The La'Tuin is named after A'Tuin, a giant turtle from the Diskworld series. A turtle is a symbol of Mother Earth. La is Laura Lamarca's signature.


Example Poem

Many Ladies-in-Waiting   (La' Tuin)

While wives of King Henry were waiting
Their turn to be axed or booted,
they had to abhor his penchant for
extracurricular mating.
     
Except for queen Kath'rine, the grating
was less, their auditions suited,
the king's volition.  He wanted, more
of those young ladies-in-waiting.
     
Kath'rine loved Henry, while awaiting
her end, yet strongly refuted,
his demands.  I'm the queen, evermore!
...That seems as history's weighting.
     
While wives of King Henry were waiting
Their turn to be axed or booted,
they had to abhor his penchant for
extracurricular mating.

© Lawrencealot - April 9, 2012



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La'Tuin LaFemme

This form created by Lawrence Eberhart, aka Lawrencelot  

      

It is an altered version of the La'Tuin form to facilitate feminine rhyming.           

The La’Tuin, a poetic form created by Laura Lamarca,        

The La'Tuin is named after A'Tuin, a giant turtle from the        

Diskworld series. A turtle is a symbol of Mother Earth.         

La is Laura Lamarca's signature.        

        

It contains a minimum of 4 stanzas, with no maximum length limit.                       

A strict syllable count of 9/8/9/8 is required per stanza.                 

It has abac rhyme consitent through-out the stanza.                

Lines 1, 4, 5, 8, 9, 12, 13, 16 etc., all rhyme - this is the 'A' rhyme.                 

Lines 2, 6, 10, 14 etc, all rhyme - this is the 'B' rhyme.                 

Lines 3, 7, 11, 15 etc, all rhyme - this is the 'C' rhyme.                

        

Therein lies it's structural weakness. By requiring that the  9 syllable lines rhyme with 8 syllable lines,  if the poet choose iambic (or trochaic) meter it disallows a more natural and pleasing feminine rhyme.        

        

The improved rhyming scheme of the QuatrainLaFemme is:        

A B A2 C   abac  abac  …  AB A2 B C  

Example Poem

More Ladies-in-Waiting

The wives of Henry were all waiting

Their turn to be axed or booted 

while extracurricular mating

was Henry's favored night-time sport. 

        

Except for queen Kath'rine, the grating

was less ironically suited, 

for the others all been creating

their turns by schemings at the court.. 

        

Kath'rine loved Henry, while awaiting

her end, but strongly refuted, 

his claims, yet without denigrating

him.  Majestic was her support.. 

        

The wives of Henry were all waiting

Their turn to be axed or booted 

while extracurricular mating

was Henry's favored night-time sport. 

(c) Lawrencealot - April 9, 2012

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